Government Ordinance establishing requirements on the marketing of fodder plant seed. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 270 of 2004. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Cereals/grains/rice Packaging/labelling Internal trade Crops/grasses Agricultural commodities Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes The ordinance enters into force on 1 May 2004. Abstract The Government Ordinance, which is composed of 25 articles and five Annexes, sets out provisions concerning: families and groups of fodder plant which must be registered and the seed of which must fulfill the conditions and requirements established by the Act on varieties and seeds for the production and marketing; quality requirements applicable to fodder plant seed; requirements for the production of fodder plant seed; marketing conditions for fodder plant seed; conditions of control of imported fodder plant seed; details on packaging and labelling of fodder plant seed; way and scope of control of the quality of fodder plant seed placed on the market. Full text Slovak Website www.b4b.sk References - Legislation Implements Act no. 291/1996 on varieties and seeds. Legislation | Slovakia | 1996 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Internal trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed. Legislation | European Union | 1966 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 86/109/EEC limiting the marketing of seed of certain species of fodder plants and oil and fibre plants to seed which has been officially certified as 'basic seed' or 'certified seed'. Legislation | European Union | 1986 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Standards, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX